The historical fiction book I read was The Help, by Katherine Stockett. The genre was fiction, and my rating for this book was 4 out of 5.

The book starts in Jackson Mississippi, in the 1960’s. We soon learn of Aibeleen and Minny, both maids who are best friends; and Miss Skeeter, an ambitious young white woman. Since Miss Skeeter is trying to become a writer, she has an idea for a book that came from a conversation with Aibeleen. The idea was to interview maids and get their opinion of their bosses and have them tell many of their stories of being a maid.

The book is risky, especially because of the time period they are in. Despite the danger, Aibeleen, Minny and 12 other maids help to made the book. The book finally gets published, but since it is such a small town, all the bosses of the maids who read the book start to get suspicious that is about them and their town.

In the end, Aibeleen gets fired, Minny’s husband beats her badly, and Miss Skeeter moves to New York. I liked the book a lot, it had enough twists to make it interesting. I would recommend this book to others.